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20160110 Wild Yeast "Super" Toast; New Oven

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Yippee

20160110 Wild Yeast "Super" Toast; New Oven

Hello, everyone,

 

Long time no see!   Hope all is well and Happy New Year!  I have been away from TFL for quite a while.  During this time, I stopped baking bread, got rid of all the starters and bags of grains that I had accumulated,  and devoted my very limited free time to pursue other hobbies. 

 

A turning point came during this past holiday season, when I received a new oven as a Christmas gift from my husband. When I found out this oven has a new feature - proofing, I said to myself:  Maybe this is a sign that I should start making bread again.  So I "fired up" this new oven and baked my first loaf of bread in years on Christmas day. This day became the happiest and the most memorable Christmas ever!

 

Since that day, something related to bread is always in the works, either nurturing my starters, designing a new formula, spouting the grains, or pre-fermenting the flours, the bread making process has been non-stop, so has the flow of joy that overwhelms me.  Everyday is happy day, as long as my bread making is going well, and I have not been disappointed so far. 

 

For the first time, I have systematically utilized all the equipment I had acquired to produce bread.  Every mixer, from my Zo to KA to SP5, has been put to use either to test a formula, mix a sizable preferment, or to mass produce bread dough.  In this one month following Christmas, I probably have produced more bread than the few years combined when I was active on TFL.  I not only provide a steady supply of varieties of breads for my family, but I also have plenty to share with my friends and colleagues.  From scratch, I create a dream, a love story, a gift,  a memory that will be etched in minds as heartwarming moments. Sharing has made bread making one of the most rewarding experiences in life.  I hope you'll feel my joy when seeing the pictures of my bread.  Happy Baking!

 

 

 

I call them "super" breads because they are made with super foods: quinoa, flax seed meal, chia seeds and more...

 

 

 

The sprouted wheat berries are a well-liked ingredient...

 

 

 

 

 

 From scratch, I create a dream, a love story, a gift,  a memory that will be etched in minds as heartwarming moments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One thoughtful gift,  one memorable Christmas...

 

 

 

 

Comments

chouette22's picture
chouette22

Hi Yippee,
I remember you from I don't know how long ago. What a great story! The new oven rekindled your old passion and in the process you make everyone around you happy with your breaded gifts. Keep baking and posting!

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PalwithnoovenP

Your creations are beautiful! Congratulations on the new oven and getting back to bread baking!

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dabrownman

looks great

Happy Baking 

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Yippee

Hi, Chouette, Pal, and DBM

Thank you all for your kinds words.  Over the years, I've learned to follow my heart and it tells me now it's time to make bread again.  I'm glad to be back and I'm looking forward to seeing your creations!

 

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Janetcook

Glad to see you have turned back to baking.  I imagine what you did while not baking will enhance the loaves you now make in some mysterious way.  Our experiences all seem to fold into each other somehow.

I bake for family and friends too. This allows me to always be experimenting with something new be it ingredients or methods.  An abundance of both is to be found so easily now due to the internet.

Have Fun,

Janet

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Mini Oven

I've missed you.  :)  Beautiful pictures!

Mini    

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Yippee

Love to hear from you!  You're looking younger and prettier than I remember!

Yippee

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Mini Oven

sooner or later it will turn grey, You haven't aged a bit!  Still teething?  :)